A walk in the park

I agree...some training apart before trying to walk them together...

With mine...Clancy is a brat and hated Abby for a long time...so we really had to work on that...now they walk together on double leash thing just fine.
A little of "if you don't behave, you get left at home" worked wonders!! LOL
Clancy would scream like a girl if I took Abby without him...and if I brought him and he started being a brat...back home he went and I left again with Abby. Believe me, Clancy straightened right up..
We also did alot of practiceing "lay down and wait" while I worked a few minutes with the other dog...not long, just a few minutes at a time to start. Now I can get the treats and call one of the dogs and tell the other one to wait....work with that dog and then switch. They learn real fast that they will get their turn...takes a bit of time..and if Clancy thinks he is waiting too long for his turn he gets whiney..LOL

woofs

Julie
 
The competition is amazing between dogs. When we were Vinca in obedience, we have chloe in a either a down stay or in her crate, watching. Chloe LOVES to watch. She actually pays attention. Vinca works AMAZINGLY when Chloe is watching. The few times that Vinca does her infamous "shut down" we just gently take her to her crate and pull Chloe out and work Chloe for a few minutes. When we come back to Vinca...she is all attention on her handler.

What's the saying...."competition breeds excellance"
 
Good points! I'm glad I'm in the norm for mutli-dog behaviors. Hehe

I have walked them on a tandum leash before and they were great. This is more to when DW and I are walking them together. I might see about more solo walks. To be honest, it was quite enjoyable not to have her going after Darby..

(Oh! And yes I will post more about Prince Darby hehe.. he is a hoot.)
 
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